Method for protecting useful plants or plant propagation material

Abstract

A method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on useful plants or plant propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to said plant or plant propagation material a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (I) wherein all the substituent save indicated as in claim 1.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for controlling infestation of plants or plant propagation material and/or harvested food crops susceptible to microbial attack by treating plants or plant propagation material and/or harvested food crops with an effective amount of an oxaborole of formula (Ic): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 7  is chlorine, X is CH 2  and R is H, C 1-4  alkyl optionally substituted by —NR 3 R 4  wherein R 3  and R 4  are each independently, hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1-4 -alkyl. 
       
     
     
       2. A method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on plants or plant propagation material thereof according to  claim 1 , which comprises applying to said plant propagation material a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (Ic). 
     
     
       3. A method according to  claim 1 , wherein plant propagation material of useful plants are seeds of useful plants. 
     
     
       4. A method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on plants or plant propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to said plant propagation material a fungicidally effective amount of a plant propagation material protecting composition comprising a compound of formula (Ic) as defined in  claim 1 , together with a suitable carrier. 
     
     
       5. A plant propagation material comprising a compound of formula (Ic) as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
       6. A plant propagation material according to  claim 5 , which comprises additionally a colouring agent. 
     
     
       7. A method of protecting plant propagation material and organs that grow at a later point in time against damage of phytopathogenic diseases, which method comprises applying to said propagation material a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (Ic) as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
       8. A coated plant propagation material wherein the coating comprises a compound of formula (Ic) as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
       9. A coated plant propagation material according to  claim 8 , wherein the said plant propagation material is a seed. 
     
     
       10. A product comprising a plant propagation material and a composition comprising a compound of formula (Ic) as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
       11. The product according to  claim 10 , wherein the said plant propagation material is a seed. 
     
     
       12. The product according to  claim 10 , further comprising a plant growth and/or seed germination medium.